Kimono (uchikake)

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Outer robe (uchikake) with long sleeves and padded hem of grayish-white silk crepe ground and overall design of a landscape with figures and carts, possibly scenes from the Tales of Ise, created by silk embroidery, couched-wrapped thread, yûzen-dyeing and brush-applied sumi; the design is...

Outer robe (uchikake) with long sleeves and padded hem of grayish-white silk crepe ground and overall design of a landscape with figures and carts, possibly scenes from the Tales of Ise, created by silk embroidery, couched-wrapped thread, yûzen-dyeing and brush-applied sumi; the design is carried to the inside of the robe at the bottom, with the remainder of the lining in reddish-orange silk.